District Bulletin 26 – DISTRICT 140 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE

The District 140 Leadership is interested in creating a National Women’s Committee as per Article 13.03 Letter “D” of the District bylaws, that encompasses all groups under District. The mandate of this Committee is to foster unity and create a platform for Local Committees to share input and ideas with one another.
If you are interested in participating, please send your interest letter to the President dflowers@iam140.ca or the Secretary Treasurer aacrobati@iam140.ca of the District 140, no later than Thursday, October 31, 2024.
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District Bulletin 25 – IAM DISTRICT 140 FULLY SUPPORTS AIR CANADA’S PILOTS

As you are aware, Air Canada’s Pilots, represented by the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), are in a legal strike position as of September 17, 2024. The Pilots have highlighted the need for wage parity with their American counterparts and have shown incredible solidarity throughout this difficult round of negotiations. The IAM fully supports ALPA in it’s efforts to achieve fair compensation in the airline industry. Read Bulletin here…

District Bulletin 24 – AIR CANADA – TMOS RE: CHANGES TO THE CANADA LABOUR CODE

The District 140 has been advised that certain moratoriums that were issued by the Federal Labor Minister have expired for the aviation sector and these code provisions have now come into effect. Notably, Employers under the Canada Labor Code must now issue a lunch break of 30 minutes for every 5 hours of work.
The District 140 was advised by Air Canada that because of this, they will be unilaterally extending everyone’s shift by 30 minutes UNPAID. The Union finds this unilateral action to modify your working hours completely abysmal and contrary to provisions that are supposed to better your working condition and benefit you, the workers.  Read Bulletin here…

Air Canada – Share Trust Update #7

The Company recently issued an update on the matter of the Share Trust. This communication announced that the Company has received a comfort letter from the federal Department of Finance confirming that it is prepared to recommend to the Minister of Finance that the Income Tax Regulations (ITR) be amended to allow all parties to pursue the remaining steps in the repurposing of the Share Trust.
The latest guidance is that no VSP or lump sum payments will be made before the fourth quarter of 2025. Read Bulletin here…

MTU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

The parties met on July 11, 2024 to resume direct negotiations. Discussions continued regarding the monetary estoppel notices previously issued by the Employer. Your Committee has been fielding questions from members regarding the nature of the estoppel notices issued by the Employer. The estoppel notices cover a variety of topics including: Read Bulletin here…

MTU – LOCAL LODGE 764 NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

The parties met June 19 – 21, 2024 to commence direct negotiations. Your Committee came prepared to finalize the bargaining protocol agreement, exchange our bargaining agenda and engage in good faith discussions. Following the finalization of the bargaining protocols, the Employer issued eight (8) estoppel notices concerning both non-monetary and monetary provisions of the Collective Agreement, significantly derailing any progress …

Brother Joe Toth, we are collecting pictures and videos

In memory of Brother Joe Toth, we are collecting pictures and videos of our Brother. If you have some to share for the celebration of life, please forward them to Brother Neil Carter at ncarter@iam764.ca   Read Bulletin here…

Snag Sheet for June 2024

The June 2024 issue of the snag sheet is now online at:  https://www.iam764.ca/snag-sheets/

LODGE 764 MEMBERS EXPANDED EFAP HOURS AND AVAILABILITY

Yesterday’s tragic and sudden passing of Brother Joe Toth has been very traumatic for a large portion of our membership who knew and worked with Joe over the course of his 36-year career and throughout his three decades of dedicated work as a Local Lodge 764 officer and representative. It is in difficult times like these that your Union must …

ALL LOCAL LODGE 764 MEMBERS JUNE GENERAL MEETING POSTPONEMENT

It is with profound regret and the greatest sadness that I must inform all of you of the sudden and tragic passing this morning of Brother Joe Toth. This is an unspeakable loss for his wife, Linda and his family. Joe was an absolute diehard Unionist and ardent activist within LL764 for his entire career. He has contributed more than …

GENERAL MEETING JUNE 12, 2024 is *** CANCELLED ***

GENERAL MEETING JUNE 12, 2024 is CANCELLED TO ALL MEMBERS: Due to unforeseen events, tonights meeting is Cancelled. The new date and time will be released upon dispensation being granted. Read Bulletin here…

MTU – LOCAL LODGE 764 NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Your Bargaining Committee met internally on June 5 & 6, 2024 to continue our preparations for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.
We will be meeting in direct bargaining with the Company commencing on June 19 – 21, 2024.
In the bargaining survey, you indicated that your preferred method of communication from the Bargaining Committee is by email. The Committee has been in the workplace collecting your personal (non-work related) emails in order to ensure we are communicating with you in a timely manner throughout the bargaining process. This information will also be utilized for the ratification process. If we missed you, you can provide this information directly to ChristyS@iam764.ca, including legal first and last name, cell #, city, and postal code.  Read Bulletin here…